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Removal of unusual, large high-velocity metallic maxillary sinus foreign bodies by a modified free bone flap technique

Scolozzi, Paolo ; Momjian, Armen ; Lombardi, Tommaso

In: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2010, vol. 267, no. 2, p. 317-320

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    Titel
    • Removal of unusual, large high-velocity metallic maxillary sinus foreign bodies by a modified free bone flap technique
    Autor
    • Scolozzi, Paolo. Service of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hôpitaux Universitaire de Genève, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Momjian, Armen. Service of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hôpitaux Universitaire de Genève, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Lombardi, Tommaso. Laboratory of Oral Histopathology, Division of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine, 19, Rue Barthélemy-Menn, 1205, Geneva, Switzerland
    Dokumententyp
    • Postprint
    Sprache
    • Englisch
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    • European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2010, vol. 267, no. 2, p. 317-320. Springer-Verlag
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    • oai:doc.rero.ch:316547
    Summary
    Metallic foreign bodies are rarely found in the maxillary sinus, and usually they have a dental origin. Potential complications related to foreign bodies include recurrent sinusitis, rhinolith formation, cutaneous fistula, chemical poisoning, facial neuralgic pain and even malignancies. Two main surgical approaches are currently used for the removal of foreign bodies in the maxillary sinus: the bone flap and the endoscopic sinus techniques. We are reporting two unusual cases of large high-velocity foreign bodies removed by a modified maxillary lateral antrotomy, with free bone flap repositioning and fixation with a titanium miniplate